2008 Annual Convention
Tomorrowland Today: Making Recovery Real!
June 13th through June 16th, 2008
Early Bird deadline--May 16th, 2008
Orlando, Florida
Sign up today to attend this exciting and informative conference.
Go to the NAMI National website
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Living a healthy lifestyle has many benefits-not all physical. When
everything is working together-when your body and your mind are
strong-you have more energy and self-confidence and can take more
control of your life. for people who live with mental illnesses, a
healthy lifestyle is especially important. Sometimes, it is easy to
become so focused on treating a mental illness that physical health is
neglected. But having a healthy body contributes to emotional
recovery. Eating the right foods, exercising, finding ways to manage
stress, getting enough rest and having friends and activities that you
enjoy are all part of healthy living. For more information and resources on healthy living, click on the Programs tab at the top of the page and then select Hearts and Minds.
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Parents and Teachers as Allies |
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NAMI Utah is looking for people
(statewide) to be trained as part of a team for the Parents & Teachers as
Allies (faculty in-service) for elementary and secondary schools. This
two hour in-service covers:
- Recognizing early-onset
mental illness in children and adolescents
- Understanding family
reactions to mental illnesses and guidelines for helping families
- Learning about community
resources available
- Strengthening the
alliance between parents & school professionals
We are looking
for the following people to train:
- Educators
or counselors (can be retired) with an interest in mental health education
- Family
members (preferably someone with lived experience of coping with a child with
early-onset mental illness)
- Parents
with a young child or youth currently struggling with an early-onset illness to
talk about the complex and exhausting realities of parenting a child with
mental illness
- Mental
health consumers who had mental illness as a child who can talk about the
difficulties of dealing with the school experience
Parents & Teachers
as Allies is a component of Hope for Tomorrow but can be used alone.
Please contact
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801-323-9900 to sign up.
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Connection: NEW Support Group!! |
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NAMI National has chosen Utah to institute a new Consumer Support Group Program called Connection. NAMI Connection is a weekly support group for people living with mental illness in which people learn from each others' experiences, share coping strategies, and offer each other encouragement and understanding. The goal is to have a Connection Support Group held every night of the week in every major city across the country. With this program, mental health consumers can find a group any night of the week anywhere they travel and will be familiar with the structure of the group and what to expect. We are recruiting support group facilitators now! To learn how you can become a Connection facilitator, contact Spencer at 801-323-9900,
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